Traffic stop turns into pursuit, crash

Wednesday

Sep 25, 2013 at 9:24 AMSep 25, 2013 at 9:26 AM

STOCKTON – A driver with a gun in his vehicle sped off from officers during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon, leading them on a car chase that ended when he collided with another vehicle. That vehicle in turn hit two other vehicles, police reported.

The Record

STOCKTON – A driver with a gun in his vehicle sped off from officers during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon, leading them on a car chase that ended when he collided with another vehicle. That vehicle in turn hit two other vehicles, police reported.

Byron Ignacio Morales, 27, was arrested on three felony warrants and suspicion of weapons violations and pursuit charges shortly after the incident ended on Pershing Avenue at Country Club Boulevard prior to 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a report.

Morales’ vehicle was originally stopped by the Community Response Team at Country Club and Franklin Avenue. When officers discovered Morales had outstanding felony warrants, they asked him to step out of his car, but instead he drove off east on Country Club for about 1 mile before attempting to turn south on Pershing, where he crashed, the report stated. Officers discovered a loaded semiautomatic pistol during a search of Morales’ vehicle.